Days 50 to 69: Half Way There(26 Apr. 2009)

The five families seem to have got into a rhythm with executing the challenge. Many of the families feel that it has brought them closer together, especially when it comes to day-to-day ... See full summary »

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The five families seem to have got into a rhythm with executing the challenge. Many of the families feel that it has brought them closer together, especially when it comes to day-to-day cooking. The routine for many however is a reliance on the cook of the family. Alisa Smith, a self-proclaimed non-cook, promised to make a 100-mile meal during the challenge. And Alma Hawes, although knowing how to cook, still does not like it. So Alisa and Alma join forces to cook a meal for their partners. And Mike St. Cyr takes on the challenge of cooking his cooking-expert wife a birthday dinner to her exacting standards. Steve Peters thinks that he has perfected the 100-mile pizza, and challenges James MacKinnon to a 100-mile pizza throwdown. Alex Weremchuk feels that their family has still not made a decent loaf of bread, so she and daughter Hailey Weremchuk visit restaurateur Vikram Vij, who shows them how to make roti, an unleavened bread, his with a special ingredient. Others go back to the ... Written by
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